Guide: Getting The Best From Your 500 Series Dreambox

**ninjammx** · 7th February, 2011, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by Chimaera

Hi all

Over the last 10 days Ive been putting together a tutorial for you all.

Ive tried to include every bit of info i can find to make it as complete as possible.

Hope it helps

Have fun

If you come across anything Ive missed pm me and ill amend it

I'm very new for Dreambox. Thank's for you all good information.
I'm just buy it week ago. It ok. but I lost their manual

**tullboden** · 11th February, 2011, 10:07 PM

I am new in this and want lear. I have a DM 500t And need some software and setuptools to male it work . any help would be great. Done somthing with this box now it only turning on and off??? Help...

**EAMO 2** · 12th February, 2011, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by tullboden

I am new in this and want lear. I have a DM 500t And need some software and setuptools to male it work . any help would be great. Done somthing with this box now it only turning on and off??? Help...

You need to give more detail, What country you in, cable or mmds
signal area. Don't do any more with box until verify correct files

**dizc** · 14th February, 2011, 10:32 AM

im using the DM 500C-II for a while until recently the "Please insert smartcard" window popup and I cant view most of the channels... any idea if im in the right place for help?

**EAMO 2** · 14th February, 2011, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by dizc

im using the DM 500C-II for a while until recently the "Please insert smartcard" window popup and I cant view most of the channels... any idea if im in the right place for help?

You're in the right place, but you may have wrong box. Sounds
like you will have to pay for new card or buy new box. Price
both options & decide Take a look here for prices
http://www.anandasy.com/productsxx.asp?Sendid=626
DM500c or DM800HD are best box for SG (no card required)
Ask local members is this supplier OK to deal with
Also look here Arraysys says they are good
DreamBox 500C, DreamBox 500 cable receiver, DM 500C retail and wholesale

**Bazigar007** · 14th February, 2011, 04:16 PM

Hey gus why so much interest in 500c .. only get fta and can view only some channels as virgin codes the rest of the freeview ?? am i missing a trick

**EAMO 2** · 15th February, 2011, 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by Bazigar007

Hey gus why so much interest in 500c .. only get fta and can view only some channels as virgin codes the rest of the freeview ?? am i missing a trick

SG region still use nagra 1 encryption so dreambox still works
over there. If you are willing to pay contribution dreambox works
also in UK. You need to keep your ear to the ground as people
involved do this as "community service" & don't really advertise
You could post on forum;

UK DM500c user wishes to make voluntary donation to
Community Services Charity
Being a newbie on forum you may not get reply as you would
seem to have no track record regarding "charity work". If some
senior member on forum could vouch for you that'd be different

**samdolmat** · 16th February, 2011, 04:00 PM

sowwie first. think of getting a DM500HD. izzit better than DM800HD since its 400MHZ and newer. frm sg here

**mohammedilyasrashid** · 22nd February, 2011, 01:57 AM

hi i am new to the forum and also very new to finding out on how i can view sky channels on a blackbox 500 receiver. i have not purchased any receiver yet and can anyone advise me which receiver is a good one out there and where i can get one and also i do know you need a sky satellite dish and a cable modem to connect to view channels. all i want to know is that do i need to download any software from the net into the receiver to view the channels from the receiver or how does it really work as i am very new to this system, please can someone expert help me set this all up, and what type of equipment do i need.

cheers

**beny52** · 24th February, 2011, 06:17 PM

hey guys,
i am noob. i have follow everything. but when i try to telnet. my windows 7 prompts " windows cannot find telnet. pls check you have typr correctly?

Anyone have answers? thanks a million

**ypvs125** · 26th February, 2011, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by beny52

hey guys,
i am noob. i have follow everything. but when i try to telnet. my windows 7 prompts " windows cannot find telnet. pls check you have typr correctly?

Anyone have answers? thanks a million

Windows 7 does not have telnet enable by default. To enable telnet, go to:

Start
Control Panel
Programs And Features
Turn Windows features on or off
Check Telnet Client
Hit OK

**Boxster66** · 28th March, 2011, 06:03 PM

Hi, I'm about to buy a new dm 500c fresh from the box with no settings at all. Any kind soul could tell me what cable to have and do in sequence? Read so many threads till i become blur.. hehehe.. thanks

**MS206** · 1st April, 2011, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by Boxster66

Hi, I'm about to buy a new dm 500c fresh from the box with no settings at all. Any kind soul could tell me what cable to have and do in sequence? Read so many threads till i become blur.. hehehe.. thanks

I am blur too.. They are talking abt a cable and rs232.. I understand what is rs232.. Is cable the ethernet cable?

**SGDVB** · 2nd April, 2011, 01:43 AM

Cable for this rs232 port is not ethernet cable.

It is a serial cable (9-pins) that look just a VGA cable (15-pins). This serial cable is also commonly called null-modem cable & can be found in SLT (Sim Lim Tower) easily.

Originally Posted by MS206

I am blur too.. They are talking abt a cable and rs232.. I understand what is rs232.. Is cable the ethernet cable?

**dhather** · 11th April, 2011, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Chimaera

Hi all

Over the last 10 days Ive been putting together a tutorial for you all.

Ive tried to include every bit of info i can find to make it as complete as possible.

Hope it helps

Have fun

If you come across anything Ive missed pm me and ill amend it

Has there been any updates to this since 2009???